Last week Tate posted a MySpace message stating Couture, the Vice President of the Las Vegas-based Xtreme Couture, had pulled out of the event. Her husband, UFC hall-of-famer Randy Couture, reportedly filed for divorce in recent weeks. However, it’s unclear if that’s the primary reason she pulled out of the event.

In her place steps Kaufman, who immediately began campaigning for the fight as soon as Couture left the card. The three-year vet is 8-0 with knockout stoppages in all eight of her career bouts. Kaufman returned from a 13-month layoff and recently defeated Sara Schneider (3-3) at an April 23 Palace Fighting Championships show. The bout with Tate will be her second fight in just three weeks.

Tate, meanwhile, enters the contest with a four-fight win streak. Making her second Strikeforce appearance, the Washington-based fighter has posted stoppages in her past three victories, which included two early-2009 wins. Her lone loss came to notable Kaitlin Young in November 2007.

Together, Kaufman and Tate own a 92.9 winning percentage and have stoppages in 12 of 14 fights.

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

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